The audacious theft unfolded on Wednesday at a local Dick’s Sporting Goods, with Conner brazenly abusing her badge by shoplifting during her shift and going on a mini crime spree while in uniform and cruising around in her police vehicle.
The call of shame came in around 12:30 pm, leading to a scene you’d expect in a comedy sketch, not real life. The crime-fighting officer turned criminal was slapped with a misdemeanor shoplifting charge for her less-than-grand heist.
Conner, who’s been with the force for two years, got a ride to the slammer in her own cop car and was booked into the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center.
With a bond set at $862, Conner’s now on the dreaded ‘administrative leave’, awaiting the outcome of an investigation that’s got local police chief Joseph Daughtry, and the community reeling.
‘It’s a gut punch’, Daughtry lamented to media.
Robin Conner, a Mississippi police officer, was arrested for shoplifting while in uniform from Dick’s Sporting Goods.
An officer with the Columbus Police for two years, she was on duty at the time of the crime and even drove a police cruiser as her getaway vehicle.
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— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) February 23, 2024
Before her fall from grace, Conner was all about flaunting her badge on Facebook, with posts celebrating law enforcement day and even sharing safety tips and cocktail recipes, portraying the image of a dedicated officer. Now, her social media is buzzing for all the wrong reasons, with netizens mocking her misadventure and lamenting the disgrace to the badge.
